Day 1 of quitting smoking
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leppie wrote:
Been smoking since 1990.
Sounds like an advert for kippers... Anyway, day 3 and 4 are the hardest. 1 and 2 the novelty of not sticking dried vegetables in your mouth and setting fire to them keeps you going but after the novelty wears off. Towards a week you will be OK. The headaches will have gone, your blood cleaned up, and your lungs staring to heal. The nicotine craving will have gone by now, if you havent been using patches, if you have, then you are still hooked at this stage (its why I dont use patches when I want to knock off the fags for a while). Your lungs might start fleming up as your cilia come back to life too.
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Erudite_Eric wrote:
The nicotine craving will have gone by now, if you havent been using patches, if you have, then you are still hooked at this stage (its why I dont use patches when I want to knock off the fags for a while).
Using patches. Can't see myself going cold turkey. I might wind down the strength of the patches sooner than the suggested 3 months.
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Been smoking since 1990. Currently on about 13 cigarettes a day. Today, I stop. Got the Nicorette patch[^] on. The craving seems to be dealt with quite good. Just the habit of enjoying it is hard. Cheated a little by having 3 puffing sessions on a single cigarette, but that was all. It kinda tastes a bit weak now, no kick :( Maybe I should find a pencil to chew on :) I give some feedback next week.
leppie wrote:
Cheated a little by having 3 puffing sessions
Then thats not quitting, if you are going to fudge even a little then don't bother you will go back to it withing 6 months. This from experience, I manged it by cutting down as much as possible - got down to a max of 6 a day. Then I went skiing and forgot the smokes, didn't even realise till I got back to the lodge that evening. That was 7 years ago, still run short of breath going uphill but hey I'm supposed to be healthier! Don't fudge, don't accept a quick drag from a mates smoke, don't even go outside with the other smokers. It's a bitch but a beer tastes completely different after 2 years!
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
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Been smoking since 1990. Currently on about 13 cigarettes a day. Today, I stop. Got the Nicorette patch[^] on. The craving seems to be dealt with quite good. Just the habit of enjoying it is hard. Cheated a little by having 3 puffing sessions on a single cigarette, but that was all. It kinda tastes a bit weak now, no kick :( Maybe I should find a pencil to chew on :) I give some feedback next week.
Ah yes, stopping smoking, something I'm very familiar with. Happens at least once a month. I have a pattern. I take Champix (or Chantix) which stops me fairly immediately and I'd strongly recommend if you are having cravings. Then I go to the pub three weeks later and start again. Good luck with it!
Regards, Rob Philpott.
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Been smoking since 1990. Currently on about 13 cigarettes a day. Today, I stop. Got the Nicorette patch[^] on. The craving seems to be dealt with quite good. Just the habit of enjoying it is hard. Cheated a little by having 3 puffing sessions on a single cigarette, but that was all. It kinda tastes a bit weak now, no kick :( Maybe I should find a pencil to chew on :) I give some feedback next week.
You probably don't care about my story or advise but I will send it your way, anyhow. I smoked 1.5 packs a day for almost 23 years...approx. 30 cigs a day...do all the math. I tried to quit, maybe 20 times. Failed every time. The fact that you are telling us here about it is a sign to me that you will fail as well. I hope not, but you most likely will. It took the birth of my son to motivate me enough to quit. I chewed the gum because the patch made me sick all the time. Every time I wanted a cig, I chewed gum. In 3 months, I was done. It has been over 5 years now without a cig. Most people don't quit anything until they hit rock bottom or have a life changing event. If your habit is bad for you, then death is always part of the solution as well. I have also been sober since 2001. -- cheers.
Just along for the ride. "the meat from that butcher is just the dogs danglies, absolutely amazing cuts of beef." - DaveAuld (2011)
"No, that is just the earthly manifestation of the Great God Retardon." - Nagy Vilmos (2011) -
leppie wrote:
Cheated a little by having 3 puffing sessions
Then thats not quitting, if you are going to fudge even a little then don't bother you will go back to it withing 6 months. This from experience, I manged it by cutting down as much as possible - got down to a max of 6 a day. Then I went skiing and forgot the smokes, didn't even realise till I got back to the lodge that evening. That was 7 years ago, still run short of breath going uphill but hey I'm supposed to be healthier! Don't fudge, don't accept a quick drag from a mates smoke, don't even go outside with the other smokers. It's a bitch but a beer tastes completely different after 2 years!
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
Mycroft Holmes wrote:
Then thats not quitting
Well, I had to try, else I would crave it. Now I know it is not as fulfilling as it was without the patch :)
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You probably don't care about my story or advise but I will send it your way, anyhow. I smoked 1.5 packs a day for almost 23 years...approx. 30 cigs a day...do all the math. I tried to quit, maybe 20 times. Failed every time. The fact that you are telling us here about it is a sign to me that you will fail as well. I hope not, but you most likely will. It took the birth of my son to motivate me enough to quit. I chewed the gum because the patch made me sick all the time. Every time I wanted a cig, I chewed gum. In 3 months, I was done. It has been over 5 years now without a cig. Most people don't quit anything until they hit rock bottom or have a life changing event. If your habit is bad for you, then death is always part of the solution as well. I have also been sober since 2001. -- cheers.
Just along for the ride. "the meat from that butcher is just the dogs danglies, absolutely amazing cuts of beef." - DaveAuld (2011)
"No, that is just the earthly manifestation of the Great God Retardon." - Nagy Vilmos (2011)Slacker007 wrote:
Most people don't quit anything until they hit rock bottom or have a life changing event.
Like most things in life :)
Slacker007 wrote:
The fact that you are telling us here about it is a sign to me that you will fail as well. I hope not, but you most likely will.
Maybe, maybe not. Time will tell.
Slacker007 wrote:
I chewed the gum because the patch made me sick all the time.
What side-effects did you have? I have a slight feeling of nausea and restlessness, but that is about all for now.
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11. That was a fine trick: instead of increasing the price, they reduced the number of cigarets in the packages. But then, I am not smoker, so this may be inaccurate.
Rage wrote:
I forgot that you get packs of 10's too. So in your case, 1 extra :)
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Been smoking since 1990. Currently on about 13 cigarettes a day. Today, I stop. Got the Nicorette patch[^] on. The craving seems to be dealt with quite good. Just the habit of enjoying it is hard. Cheated a little by having 3 puffing sessions on a single cigarette, but that was all. It kinda tastes a bit weak now, no kick :( Maybe I should find a pencil to chew on :) I give some feedback next week.
My wife used Chantrix (sp?) for about a month about 4 years ago, and hasn't smoked a cigarette since.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997 -
You probably don't care about my story or advise but I will send it your way, anyhow. I smoked 1.5 packs a day for almost 23 years...approx. 30 cigs a day...do all the math. I tried to quit, maybe 20 times. Failed every time. The fact that you are telling us here about it is a sign to me that you will fail as well. I hope not, but you most likely will. It took the birth of my son to motivate me enough to quit. I chewed the gum because the patch made me sick all the time. Every time I wanted a cig, I chewed gum. In 3 months, I was done. It has been over 5 years now without a cig. Most people don't quit anything until they hit rock bottom or have a life changing event. If your habit is bad for you, then death is always part of the solution as well. I have also been sober since 2001. -- cheers.
Just along for the ride. "the meat from that butcher is just the dogs danglies, absolutely amazing cuts of beef." - DaveAuld (2011)
"No, that is just the earthly manifestation of the Great God Retardon." - Nagy Vilmos (2011) -
My wife used Chantrix (sp?) for about a month about 4 years ago, and hasn't smoked a cigarette since.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
Chantrix
That stuff looks a bit dodgy. Zyban was suggested by my doctor, and from Wikipedia it appears to be not as controversial as Chantrix.
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Been smoking since 1990. Currently on about 13 cigarettes a day. Today, I stop. Got the Nicorette patch[^] on. The craving seems to be dealt with quite good. Just the habit of enjoying it is hard. Cheated a little by having 3 puffing sessions on a single cigarette, but that was all. It kinda tastes a bit weak now, no kick :( Maybe I should find a pencil to chew on :) I give some feedback next week.
Don't be such a wuss! Ditch the patches. You (As in 'we') used nicotine as a crutch for some perceived insufficiency in your existence and you are now using the patches to stave off some non-existent pain from withdrawal. When I gave up after some 50 years of up to 50 a day I did it cold camel (that's like cold turkey but you get the hump more). You should do the same. You do not need the cigarettes and you most certainly do not need the patches. Stick at it man and good luck.
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is.
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Don't be such a wuss! Ditch the patches. You (As in 'we') used nicotine as a crutch for some perceived insufficiency in your existence and you are now using the patches to stave off some non-existent pain from withdrawal. When I gave up after some 50 years of up to 50 a day I did it cold camel (that's like cold turkey but you get the hump more). You should do the same. You do not need the cigarettes and you most certainly do not need the patches. Stick at it man and good luck.
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is.
Henry Minute wrote:
Don't be such a wuss!
OK, I'll drop the patches when they are finished. I only have a week's worth of them. Then I'll test next week Monday without anything and see if I can handle it.
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Slacker007 wrote:
Most people don't quit anything until they hit rock bottom or have a life changing event.
Like most things in life :)
Slacker007 wrote:
The fact that you are telling us here about it is a sign to me that you will fail as well. I hope not, but you most likely will.
Maybe, maybe not. Time will tell.
Slacker007 wrote:
I chewed the gum because the patch made me sick all the time.
What side-effects did you have? I have a slight feeling of nausea and restlessness, but that is about all for now.
leppie wrote:
What side-effects did you have? I have a slight feeling of nausea and restlessness, but that is about all for now.
I had nausea and a bad headache. This did not pass...ever, so I quit the patch completely. Regarding the gum: I would get a little headache from the first chew/gum of the day but it was smooth sailing after that. I followed the program that came with the gum...gradually weening off to the end (approx. 3 months time). I really hope this works out for you. By the way, having friends that smoke, does not help in any way and will almost always make your road to recovery impossible. Something to think about.
Just along for the ride. "the meat from that butcher is just the dogs danglies, absolutely amazing cuts of beef." - DaveAuld (2011)
"No, that is just the earthly manifestation of the Great God Retardon." - Nagy Vilmos (2011) -
John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
Chantrix
That stuff looks a bit dodgy. Zyban was suggested by my doctor, and from Wikipedia it appears to be not as controversial as Chantrix.
My advise to you, is to NOT use drugs to kick this habit. These drugs have been known to have some really f'd up side effects and you don't need the gamble now in your life.
Just along for the ride. "the meat from that butcher is just the dogs danglies, absolutely amazing cuts of beef." - DaveAuld (2011)
"No, that is just the earthly manifestation of the Great God Retardon." - Nagy Vilmos (2011) -
leppie wrote:
What side-effects did you have? I have a slight feeling of nausea and restlessness, but that is about all for now.
I had nausea and a bad headache. This did not pass...ever, so I quit the patch completely. Regarding the gum: I would get a little headache from the first chew/gum of the day but it was smooth sailing after that. I followed the program that came with the gum...gradually weening off to the end (approx. 3 months time). I really hope this works out for you. By the way, having friends that smoke, does not help in any way and will almost always make your road to recovery impossible. Something to think about.
Just along for the ride. "the meat from that butcher is just the dogs danglies, absolutely amazing cuts of beef." - DaveAuld (2011)
"No, that is just the earthly manifestation of the Great God Retardon." - Nagy Vilmos (2011)Slacker007 wrote:
By the way, having friends that smoke, does not help in any way
Lucky I dont have many friends, and very little of them still smoke. I am also not a social creature anymore, so I dont go out to drinking holes much (if at all).
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Erudite_Eric wrote:
The nicotine craving will have gone by now, if you havent been using patches, if you have, then you are still hooked at this stage (its why I dont use patches when I want to knock off the fags for a while).
Using patches. Can't see myself going cold turkey. I might wind down the strength of the patches sooner than the suggested 3 months.
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Rage wrote:
what are you gonna do with this money ?
A years supply of cigarettes (~R6000) is about the same as half a PC...
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leppie wrote:
A years supply of cigarettes (~R6000) is about the same as half a PC...
So, which half of the PC would you go for?
Bottom half of course ;P
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Been smoking since 1990. Currently on about 13 cigarettes a day. Today, I stop. Got the Nicorette patch[^] on. The craving seems to be dealt with quite good. Just the habit of enjoying it is hard. Cheated a little by having 3 puffing sessions on a single cigarette, but that was all. It kinda tastes a bit weak now, no kick :( Maybe I should find a pencil to chew on :) I give some feedback next week.
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Been smoking since 1990. Currently on about 13 cigarettes a day. Today, I stop. Got the Nicorette patch[^] on. The craving seems to be dealt with quite good. Just the habit of enjoying it is hard. Cheated a little by having 3 puffing sessions on a single cigarette, but that was all. It kinda tastes a bit weak now, no kick :( Maybe I should find a pencil to chew on :) I give some feedback next week.
Good luck you will feel a lot better for it.
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